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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
9300
7300
6000
4950
3600
3500
3500
4650
4450
5150
4850
9350
km/h
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
0
SE
5
W
10
W
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-3
3
4
-1
3
4
-1
-2
-1
-2
0
2
-1
2
2
-1
min °C
-1
-3
-1
2
-3
-1
2
-3
-3
-1
-4
-2
2
-3
-1
1
-2
 chill °C
-3
-7
-3
2
-6
-5
-1
-6
-6
-4
-8
-5
-2
-9
-7
-4
-8
Freezing level m
4400
3650
4050
4750
3850
4050
4650
3900
3700
4100
3650
3800
4500
3900
4000
4500
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
Sunset
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:17
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
58 minutes ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 141).
6
35 km S
2398m alt.
28 minutes ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
48 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
0
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 194).
0
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 241).
3
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
30 minutes ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 171).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.